COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE

The session will help participants to: 1) deepen their self-knowledge and in particular, deepen their awareness and management of their own feelings 2) Learn and polish basic counseling skills like listening, empathy, exploration, self-disclosure, summarizing, paraphrasing, constructive criticism, dealing with reluctant and resistant clients, dealing with transference, etc. 3) Profit from Group Therapy and be equipped with skills of how to start and run Growth Groups 4) Avail themselves for one-to-one counseling for those who feel that they need it.

During the session priests will exchange experiences on a variety of relevant topics including prayer, liturgy, pastoral work, self-sustenance, caring for dependants, celibacy, transfers, relationships, etc.

Course Content

1) Basic Counseling skills: Listening, Empathy, Exploration, Feedback, Affirmation, Challenge, etc. 2) Group dynamics, Growth groups, Support Groups: 3) Group sharing on relevant topics in priestly ministry: Prayer, liturgy, pastoral work, self-sustenance, dependants, celibacy, transfers, relationships; 4) Dream work, Transactional Analysis, Anger Management, evaluation, picnic.

Teaching Period

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